A day after Steelers safety Ryan Clark said some of his teammates smoke marijuana, team president Art Rooney II says he doesn't foresee the league changing its stance on the drug.

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“I don’t really have anything to follow up on with Ryan," Rooney told Channel 4 Action News on Friday. "The collective bargaining agreement considers marijuana a banned substance and I’m not sure I see that changing anytime soon."

During an appearance on ESPN's "First Take" on Thursday, Clark said players smoke marijuana for a variety of reasons, including pain and stress relief. (Scroll down to watch the video | Mobile users: Click here)

"Guys feel like, 'If I can do this, it keeps me away from maybe Vicodin, it keeps me away from pain prescription drugs and things that guys get addicted to.' Guys look at this as a more natural way to heal themselves, to stress-relieve and also to medicate themselves for pain. Guys are still going to do it," Clark said.

Clark, who didn't name any of his teammates specifically, said he doesn't smoke marijuana and wouldn't even if the league allowed it. But he does see how taking it off the banned substance list could limit the use of other drugs.

"I’ve actually seen a guy that had a prescription for Vicodin and he would take it at the game. He had an injury. He was hurt. So he’s taking it, the Vicodin ... and he says to me, ‘Yeah, man, I gotta take these (Vicodin) because I’m in the program now.’ He was like, ‘Usually, I would go home, I’d smoke, I’d relax, and it would be OK. It would take the edge off for me after the game,'" Clark later said during an appearance on SportsCenter.

He also criticized the league's testing policy and how players know how to get around the system.

"There is one random test during OTAs and minicamps during the offseason, and everybody will be tested early in training camp," said Clark. "After that, there are no more tests. So guys understand the ways to get around failing a drug test."

If the league is going to crack down on marijuana, then Clark thinks it needs to make that message clear.

"For me, if you’re going to test for marijuana, and you want to make a point that you don’t want it used in your game, make the testing stricter. Guys know when they’re going to get tested," he said.

Two NFL teams -- the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos -- are in states where marijuana has been legalized.